Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

On the heels of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, UMass Amherst graduate student Lucas Griffin and BTT scientist JoEllen Wilson were able to continue the two tarpon per year acoustic tagging streak that started in 2016. The first tarpon, estimated 40 lbs., was the smallest tagged by BTT in South Carolina....

Flatsbag in collaboration with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust have set up this week at Crooked & Acklins Trophy Lodge June 8 - June 16, 2018 to fish and conduct bonefish research on the flats of Crooked Island, with the purpose of tagging bonefish and identifying vital bonefish habitat. Your host for the trip will be BTT’s...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- Biscayne National Park is pleased to announce the reopening today of Adams Key, a popular day use area in the park. The key has been closed since Hurricane Irma swept through the area on September 10, 2017. Saw crews have been working on clearing downed trees, removing stumps, and cleaning up storm debris to make the key...

News Deeply recently published a piece about the harmful impacts that sand mining has on coastal ecosystems.This issue presents a very real threat to flats habitats, and is yet another example of why we need habitat protections to ensure a healthy fishery in the future. (Photo Credit: Steve Austin/Flickr)

Over the past nine years, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has accomplished a lot through its Bahamas Initiative, from identifying bonefish home ranges and pre-spawning aggregation sites to developing an education curriculum for Bahamian students. One of the top accomplishments of BTT’s Bahamas Initiative is the designation of six national parks on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in collaboration...

The southern Bahamas is the most sparsely populated region in the country, where little has changed in the way of life for the people who call it home. With such a small population and small anthropogenic footprint, wildlife flourishes on these islands, especially on the southernmost island in the Bahamian archipelago, Inagua.

Connecting the Dots with Acoustic Telemetry: A Promising Approach to Track Highly Migratory Atlantic Tarpon Across the Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic

On Friday, September 22, Lucas Griffin (University of Massachusetts Amherst and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust) will hold a seminar at the College of Charleston. He will be focusing on the importance of the acoustic networks with...

Hurricane Irma was the largest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic. From its landfall in Key West until its flood-soaked exit from Jacksonville, Irma engulfed the entire state with torrential rains, powerful winds and devastating storm surges, impacting millions.

No region was hit harder than the Florida Keys. This special community of fishing guides and anglers faces a long...

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is proud to be a part of the South Florida and Keys community. We are inspired every day by this remarkable intersection of land and sea and by the people who call it home. We extend our sympathy and support to our neighbors and friends who have been affected by Hurricane Irma. Historic rainfall, flooding and...

Harvey left its mark on Texas. In its wake, Irma, what’s being called one of the most vicious storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, is passing Puerto Rico and now barreling toward The Bahamas and South Florida, where she could make U.S. landfall in the Keys as early as Saturday. Florida-based flyfishing businesses such as Nautilus Reels , in...

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